WESTERN ATTACK.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1917, Page 5

WESTERN ATTACK.

- CONSIDERABLE FURTHER ] PROGRESS. , * BRITISH ATTACK IMPORTANT ' POSITIONS. TRENCHES RAIDED. A- ami N.Z. Cable Assiv. and Reuter. Received February 9, 6.50 p.m. London, Feb. 9. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: \\ e attacked important position* 7 on the highest point at Sailly-SallUsei, aim gained our whole objectives. Vv> Allowed up the capture of Grandcourt '• v.'tli vigor on both banks of the Ancre and made considerable further program, J «o captured Baillescourt Farm on the Beaucourt—Miraumont road and also a trench between Grandcourt and our old front line, taking further prisonera. Out ; 'gain at Ancre since the new year re- • presents an advance on an average rf three quarters of a mile on a three mil* front. We raided the trenches southard of Bouehavsens, killing a number H of the enemy and bombing dugouts. * Wa ! repulsed two attempted raids in the ' neighborhood of Gueudecourt an,d Labaasee. There is considerable reciprocal ar. tdlcrying near Armentiers and Ypree, where n large explosion was caused in the enemy's lines. i I BELGIAN REVENGE. f f A GERMAN PARTY DECIMATED. A. and NiZ. Cable Assn, and Reuteß $ Admiralty per Wireless Press. Received February 9, 9.25 p.m. ■ t. , ■ ' * «. London, Feb. 9. Belgian official: A strong party of Germans, who attacked our posts southward of Dixiuude, were met with rifle and machine gun fire and decimated. The survivors surrendered. Numerous corpses are heaped before the trenches. . ' FRENCH REPULSE GERMAN ATTACK. t London, February 7. < A French communique states that ft t German attack on the l salient in the t region of Emberinenil, in Lorraine, gain- . Ed a footing in the advanced elements, . but was immediately repulsed, and the , line was completely re-established. ' Aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk, but did bo damage. CHARACTERISTIC GERMAN REPORT Admiralty, per Wireless Press. Received Feb. 9, 6.40 p.m. German official: The British attacked north-east of Bouehavesnes, and their initial success was equalised by eur counter-attack. ! GERMAN CONCENTRATION IN * NORTHERN FRANCE. i Received Feb. 9, 0.45 p.m. f Amsterdam, Fe& 9 ; Correspondents on the frontier report ■ that the. Germans are concentrating an . enormous amount of artillery in northern ■ France. A considerable quantity of the ; said material, especially guns and fresh contingents of troops, are arriving at Flanders. They are mostly infantry ot the old reserve classes. * FRANCE , ' A SWEEPING MOBILISATION. WEN FROM 16 tO 79. ONLY INCURABLES EXEMPT. * . Received February 9, 0.55 p.m. Paris, Feb. 8, The Minister of Commerce has in« trodueed a Bill in the Senate for mobilising males from 111 years of age to 70, who will be called up on military or civi! duties, unless suffering from some incurable complaint. . It is understood , that workers will only be fully called up in the event, of volunteers proving insufficient and their salaries will be the same as for non-requisitioned civilian labor.